A rotorcraft (101) includes a plurality of fan assemblies (107a-d). Each fan assembly of the plurality of fan assemblies includes a drivetrain (200) having a gearbox (202) with an input shaft (206) and a mast (204) coaxially aligned with the input shaft, and a plurality of electric motors (208) coupled to the input shaft. Each electric motor of the plurality of electric motors is coupled to the input shaft via a sprag clutch (209).
GEARBOX WITH COAXIAL INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS
GETRIEBE MIT KOAXIALEN EINGANGS- UND AUSGANGSWELLEN
BOÎTE DE TRANSMISSION AVEC ARBRES D'ENTRÉE ET DE SORTIE COAXIAUX
2023-01-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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